JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2375

GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Dominion of New Zealand, taken from the several weekly statements, during the Quarter from the 1st April, to 30th June, 1911.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 141,539 10 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,462 3 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,544,648 18 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 672,724 18 11

Total average liabilities .. £2,878,375 11 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 506,027 2 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,151 14 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 25,490 1 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 37,087 5 7
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 261,836 12 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,872,176 5 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,780 1 8

Total average assets .. £3,707,549 3 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent., and bonus 4 per cent., equal 16 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend and bonus declared, £128,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,825,700.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of July, 1911.

A. P. WEBSTER, Inspector.
R. SWANSTON, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia (Limited), at Branches in the Dominion of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1911.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 146,962 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,472 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,516 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 82 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,915,356 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,440,288 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £3,521,676 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 842,595 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,229 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 45,474 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,948 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 55,705 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 197,052 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,157,465 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 150,422 0 0

Total average assets .. £4,453,890 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1911, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum; bonus, 2 per cent. for half-year; together equal to 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,476,382.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of July, 1911.

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
A. W. McNICOL, Chief Clerk.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1911.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 272,002 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,686 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 29,982 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,081,419 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,534,286 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £3,927,375 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 920,802 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 66,898 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 56,182 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 26,697 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 82,758 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 290,743 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 40,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,884,180 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 7,680 0 0

Total average assets .. £4,375,940 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1911, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £22,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £444,660.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of July, 1911.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 26th June, 1911.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 183,038 8 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,688 11 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 7,888 9 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,767,307 19 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,712,316 13 11

Total average liabilities .. £3,683,240 2 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 533,912 15 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 16,645 6 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,364 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 36,109 14 8
Landed property .. .. .. 132,469 0 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 198,113 18 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 167,705 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 55,014 2 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,774,249 13 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 108,971 18 8

Total average assets .. £4,028,556 11 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 26th June, 1911, £2,913,820.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £143,457 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,950,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of July, 1911.

B. M. MOLINEAUX, Acting-Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.